Chess Puzzle #37FpC — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1665 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; rook d6; knight g7; pawns e4/f3/g3/h3. Black: king g5; pawns a5/b2/b5/e5/h7. White is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b1=Q — pawn b2→b1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h4# — pawn h3→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with h4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6Np/3R4/pp2p1k1/4P3/5PPP/1p4K1/8 b - - 1 35

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